iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #6

Submission Number: 6
Submission ID: 9466
Submission UUID: c331bc28-10b8-4a22-ad8f-860225e907ba
Submission URI: /en/photo-contest

Created: Sun, 10/02/2022 - 16:08
Completed: Sun, 10/02/2022 - 17:29
Changed: Sun, 10/02/2022 - 17:29

Remote IP address: 95.101.29.71
Submitted by: Unknown
Language: English

Is draft: No

Personal Information

Joseph
Bouchard
Canadian
Villavicencio
Meta
Canada
Colombia
Amateur

Presentation on the photographic series

Friendship in Crisis at the Colombia-Venezuela Border
Diasporas helping their communities: what is it like to assist communities during a crisis?
The photos I chose to submit for the iDiaspora photo contest were taken at a specific border point between Colombia and Venezuela, namely, the Simón Bolívar International Bridge near Cúcuta, Colombia. I attended the re-opening of diplomatic, commercial, and travel relations between Colombia and Venezuela, countries which have been both friends and foes since their inception in 1810. On opening day, I witnessed boundless kindness from local Colombo-Venezuelans, in spite of the difficult political tensions in the region. Venezuela and Colombia have been hit hard by the pandemic and ensuing economic crisis, adding to long-lived dire humanitarian conditions fueled by violence, corruption, and external pressures. My photos are dedicated to the locals who made an effort to help their fellow travelers, despite these tenuous times. They show the often-forgotten humanity behind the two Bolivarian countries' long relationship and the histories that bind the two nations together.

Upload your Photos (3 photos)

  • Photo: Photo1Soup.jpg
    Title: Food for Peace
    Brief introduction: A Colombian man from Villa del Rosario carries a large pot of sancocho to bring to migrants on the Venezuelan side, helping feed those in need after a tumultuous physical and emotional journey.
    Photo date: 2022-09-26
    Photo location: Cúcuta, Colombia
  • Photo: Photo2Music.jpg
    Title: Demobilized Policing
    Brief introduction: Members of the Colombian Military Police replace their arms with orchestra instruments to welcome Venezuelan migrants to the tune of traditional Colombo-Venezuelan folk songs.
    Photo date: 2022-09-26
    Photo location: Cúcuta, Colombia
  • Photo: Photo3Flag.jpg
    Title: Stitched Friendship
    Brief introduction: Cucuteños line up along the Simón Bolívar International Bride to welcome the first group of Venezuelan migrants, with a metres-long banner showing the two countries' flags stitched together, demonstrating a renewed bilateral friendship in times of crisis.
    Photo date: 2022-09-26
    Photo location: Cúcuta, Colombia
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